Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Oct 1, 2026·Responses due Oct 6, 2026

DO Biofire Panel Kits

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
325413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26326N0061
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
6640
Place
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Contact
Scott Morrison (scott.morrison2@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326N0061 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Oct 1, 2026 · this notice
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Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, middle of the range Oct 25, 2026.
Measured from 126 past solicitations at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 325413 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 1, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

Notice of intent to sole source, Biofire Panel Kits in support of the Minneapolis, MN VA Healthcare System.

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 325413.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $283K to $1.9M, median $748K; range $61K to $6.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ONE LAMBDA, INC. · $TMO · $46.3B1$6.9MOct 2, 2025
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX · $22.5B1$1.9MOct 1, 2026
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $45.1B1$748KOct 1, 2026
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.1$283KOct 1, 2026
Fisher Scientific Company · $TMO · $46.3B1$61KOct 1, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Investor context
  • $TMO reported $46.3B revenue (12 months to Jun 27, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $748K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
  • $BDX reported $22.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $748K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
  • $ABT reported $45.1B revenue (12 months to Mar 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $748K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards
  • Oct 1, 2026BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$1.9M6640--BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Flow Cytometry Reagents - MPLSMateriality: <0.01% of $BDX revenue (Low) SEC
  • Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$748K6640--Abbott - Alinity M Reagents - ICMateriality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
  • Oct 1, 2026SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.$283KValidity and Drug of Abuse ReagentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 2, 2025ONE LAMBDA, INC.$6.9M6640-- IDIQ - One Lambda Inc. Reagents - VA Iowa CityMateriality: 0.01% of $TMO revenue (Low) SEC
  • Oct 1, 2025Fisher Scientific Company$61KMicrobiology Remel Media Plate SuppliesMateriality: <0.01% of $TMO revenue (Low) SEC

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

Competitive landscape

For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (6 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • $112K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 3 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 13 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.